Nov 22, 2022
View of a man with a book cart in the stacks of the Main Library, Detroit Public Library. Handwritten on back: "Stack room."
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
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View of a man with a book cart in the stacks of the Main Library, Detroit Public Library. Handwritten on back: "Stack room."
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Redesigned buildings with outdoor gathering areas were underway before Covid hit. Now, they look like 20/20 foresight.
What many public libraries have done, despite Covid and because of it, is consciously enhance their physical presence on the street and in the neighborhood.